Visit the story of the city: the world's oldest 20 cities
20. in India, Varanasi
The earliest inhabitants: 1000 years BC
Located in the West Bank of the Ganges in Varanasi, also known as Benares, India Christians and Buddhists and Al-Quds.
It is said that the city was a nobleman in India 5000 years ago, though modern scholars believe it only three thousand years of history.
19. Spain, Cadiz
The earliest inhabitants: 1100 years b.c.
Starting from the 18th century, Cádiz is the land of Spain naval garrison is BC by the Phoenicians 500 years of the change by a trading port, in Hannibal and Iberian war is Hannibal's stronghold.
18. Greece, Thebes
The earliest inhabitants: 1400 year b.c.
Thebes is in ancient Athens competitors, it ruled Federal summer Piot, even in 480 BC, the Persian invasion of time also helped the game SIRS.
Archaeological excavations have uncovered mikinai his residence, but today Thebes is a market town.
17. Cyprus, Larnaca
Founded by the Phoenicians to the Larnaca delicious seafood and huge Palm trees.
Here numerous archaeological area and the beach attracts tourists from all over the West in all directions.
16. in Greece, Athens
The earliest inhabitants: 1400 year b.c.
Athens is the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, there were plenty of Greece, Rome, Byzantium and Turkey monument, remains a modern tourist resort.
15. Afghanistan, Balkh
The earliest inhabitants: 1500 years b.c.
Located in northern Afghanistan of Balkh was the Arabs called the mother city, BC 2500 years reached a peak, even more than 1900 b.c. Persian Empire, the modern Balkh as is famous for its cotton industry.
14. Iraq, Kirkuk
The earliest inhabitants: 2200 years b.c.
From Baghdad to 150 miles of Kirkuk is the capital of ancient Assyria, Babylon's strategy.
Five thousand year history of the castle ruins now also faintly visible, is now in Kirkuk Iraq's oil industry headquarters.
13. Iraq, Erbil
The earliest inhabitants: 2300 years b.c.
Erbil have been Assyrian, Persian and Arab domination, is the main site of the Silk Road.
12. Lebanon, tyre
The earliest inhabitants: 2750 years b.c.
Tyre is Europa and the birthplace of wearing a flower, 2750 years BC.
Tyre in 332 BC Alexander the great conquered, so that in the year 64 b.c. the Roman territory. Today, tourism is still a major industry in the area, and the Roman Colosseum or one of the world cultural heritage sites.
11. Jerusalem, Israel/Palestinian territories
The earliest inhabitants: 2800 years b.c.
Jerusalem is the spirit of the pure land of the Jews, and also the third largest Holy City of Islam.
At the same time, Jerusalem and many religious places, such as the dome of the mosque, crying wall and AK-who's mosque. In the history of Jerusalem, she had been attacked over 52, surrounded by over 23 times, occupied over 44 times, and has twice been destroyed.